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With help of crop-duster, Louisiana parish blesses town with holy water
The Dec. 21 sprinkling over Cow Island helped to sanctify fields of wheat, rice and sugar cane, while drawing the community together.
Bishop praises congressional reauthorization of scholarship program
The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, renewed Dec. 19, helps fund a Washington, D.C. school voucher program that Bishop Michael C. Barber said affirms "parents have the right and responsibility to serve as the primary educators of their children."
Report says McCarrick fund gave more than $600,000 to clerics, two popes
The Washington Post said on Dec. 27 that "several of the more than 100 recipients were directly involved in assessing misconduct claims" against the former cardinal.
Missouri priest finds beauty in the ‘king of instruments’
Father Jeremy Secrist oversees the Diocese of Jefferson City's pipe organs, which he says are "able to plug into the soul and heart" of the faithful as they worship God.
Gold Mass helps spread message that faith and science are compatible
Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and the Society of Catholic Scientists, the Nov. 15 liturgy drew Catholics working in science, engineering, technology and math.
Bishop Conlon takes medical leave from Diocese of Joliet, Ill.
Retired Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, will serve as apostolic administrator of the diocese during Bishop Conlon's absence, which was announced on Dec. 27.
Indian cardinal says religion should never be basis for citizenship
Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai joined Catholic and Christian leaders in denouncing a controversial citizenship law that has sparked violent protests throughout India.
Chilean church leaders seek ‘manger of solidarity’ after Christmas fires
Some 1,000 residents lost their homes in fires that swept through hillside neighborhoods around the southern port city of Valparaiso on Dec. 24 and 25.
Pope begins restoring normal governance to Chilean dioceses
In the wake of a massive clerical sexual abuse and cover-up scandal, Pope Francis named archbishops for the archdioceses of Santiago and Puerto Montt on Dec. 27.
Washington Post publishes Vatican report on West Virginia investigation
The 60-page document, uploaded Dec. 23 on the newspaper's website, describes previously issued accounts of alleged abuse and financial misconduct by retired Bishop Michael J. Bransfield.